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Officials: Man shot by police is federal fugitive

The man Council Bluffs police shot Sunday remains in the hospital, and KETV NewsWatch 7 is learning more about the man's past, including his role in a high-profile Omaha robbery.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation on Monday afternoon released the names of all individuals involved the officer-involved shooting.

Around 4:45 p.m., authorities said, an unidentified woman informed Officers Aaron Gutierrez and Jason Burleigh that she had just seen a suspicious individual at the site of the new Walmart near 16th Street and Nash Boulevard. She told the officers that the man was acting suspicious and was bleeding from his hands.

When officers arrived to the construction site, they encountered 52-year-old Michael Hannum, who was bleeding from his wrists and armed with a sharp, cutting instrument.

Police said Hannum did not respond to the verbal commands of the officers and became aggressive toward the officers. Burleigh deployed his Taser in an attempt to subdue Hannum, but was unsuccessful.

Hannum continued to advance toward the officers, at which time Gutierrez fired at him, striking him twice.

Hannum was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center where he remains in critical but stable condition.

Hannum’s family told KETV NewsWatch 7 that he is in a medically-induced coma.

On Friday, Hannum had been listed as a fugitive from the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Federal Residential Reentry Center in Council Bluffs. At the time of the encounter, however, the officers did not know the man's identity.

According to police records, Hannum was accused of stealing thousands from the Aksarben Race Track in December 1992. He served 8 years, and then was given parole.